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Those that sleep will awaken to a pitch black room with nothing but the faint red glow of the emergency lighting. This glow seemed to frame the ceiling of the room and gradually pulsate between a dimmer glow to a glow almost bright enough to read by then back down again. Every electronic device in the entire academy, dorms, and general building on the SHIELD grounds would display a black DOS-like screen with bright crimson lettering that read a simple, cryptic message.

SYSTEM ERROR
LOCKDOWN MODE INITIALISED

NEW MESSAGE



Activating the new message brings up another black screen with a mostly legible message to the students of SHIELD Academy. This ominous message doesn't seem to be salvageable by even the most brilliant of computer programmers. The file is just corrupt and there is nothing that can be done for it. It's a wonder the thing opened at all, to be honest.

the ⬛yste⬛ has bee⬛ compr⬛⬛ised
time is short so make haste
you have ⬛⬛ ho⬛rs to get out ⬛efore th⬛ purge
sub⬛outine demo⬛⬛sh⬛s ⬛⬛e ⬛uil⬛⬛n⬛ to con⬛ain
the th⬛⬛⬛t
t⬛e cent⬛al c⬛⬛pu⬛e⬛ m⬛st be rea⬛⬛⬛d and reb⬛ot⬛⬛
dea⬛ti⬛ate the l⬛cking mechanis⬛s on yo⬛r door by
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Those that didn't sleep would have found the lights had suddenly gone off around 0400. Shortly following the assumed harmless power outage, the usually white glowing strips lining the edges of every room would have faded to a red that indicated a warning. The red lettering on the screens would have followed after that and finally, a good ten minutes into the disquieting silence, the blue message alert appeared. They would have found their doors locked, and the windows all barred by solid adamantium panels.

There is no riddle to be had here, no teacher seems to be present to consult. The students were alone, required to rely on eachother, their own cunning, and their unique abilities.

For those poor souls trapped in the Hazard Room, well... just don't make any sudden movements. The training protocols seem to still be active. Fortunately, they are set on moderate difficulty. You had been looking to hone your skills and blow off a little steam. Well, you just got your wish.

Mod Notes: Treat this post like a mingle-log. OOC plotting can be found here.

Targets and Weaponry: SHIELD bots come in a variety of sizes from no more than a foot in height to nearly four feet and come armed with a plethora of weapons designed to subdue and capture. Weapons designed specifically to counter the abilities of those that live here, just in case they lose control.

Small built-in turrets keep hidden behind sleek panels in the ceilings of most hallways and in the ground outside. These turrets fire wide range of power nullifying munitions as well as good old fashioned taze rounds.

Targeting sensors on all the machines and turrets use facial recognition to identify each student. Their powers and weaknesses are recorded in the main SHIELD database, which it refers to and decides the best course of action.

Date: 2014-08-25 04:52 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] prevalkyrie
Sif had been out a corner of the Hazard Room working with her bladed staff, somewhere out of the way. Early hours of the morning were best for this, because she was always worried about inadvertently hurting someone, since she occasionally got carried away when demolishing the simulations.

She wasn't prepared for the power to cut though, the red emergency lights casting an unfamiliar glow on everything. The simulations she'd been fighting a moment before are gone, but there are other things moving in the dim lights. She squints, straining her eyes to catch sight of them.

Whatever is going on, she doesn't think they are friendly. Especially when she sees one take aim at someone just out of her range of vision.

"Look out!" she calls a warning to whoever is there, even as she throws her blade like a javelin, aiming at the advancing shape offering threat in her school.

Date: 2014-08-27 06:34 am (UTC)
statura: (uh no)
From: [personal profile] statura
Cassie doesn't need the warning, but it's nice knowing she isn't alone. She has about a second to appreciate that and wonder if she ought to make herself bigger -- easier to stomp on it, or easier to get hit? -- when the javelin destroys the robot, and she doesn't have to make many decisions at all, actually.

"Thanks." She carefully checks to make sure the coast is clear before she makes her way over to the fourth year she recognizes as Sif.

"What is this? Are we under some kind of attack? Is there an emergency?"

Date: 2014-08-27 01:57 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] prevalkyrie
Sif's glancing around with a frown. "I do not know. I was practicing when the lights went out and then this happened. Perhaps we should go see?" she suggested, motioning towards the doors.

Date: 2014-08-30 07:53 am (UTC)
statura: (bummed)
From: [personal profile] statura
She bites her lip, and then nods.

"Okay. Good idea."

Even though there's danger everywhere, Cassie is pretty tired; the fact that she hasn't slept yet is starting to settle in, now that the adrenaline from the incident with that robot is starting to dissipate out of her system. She's still keyed up, don't get her wrong, but it's the slow burn kind that only makes her feel more tired.

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